His father was an Ashkenazi Jew of Russian and Polish ancestry, while his mother was of English descent. Plaque marking Bolan's childhood home, 25 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney.īolan was born at Hackney Hospital and grew up at 25 Stoke Newington Common, in the borough of Hackney, east London, the son of Phyllis Winifred (née Atkins) and Simeon Feld, a lorry driver. His musical influence as guitarist and songwriter was profound he inspired many later acts over the following decades. In 1977, a memorial stone and bust of Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, was unveiled at the site where he died in Barnes, London. I saw a potential rock star in Marc – right from the minute, the hour I met him." From 1973, he started marrying rock with other influences, including funk, soul, gospel, disco and R&B.īolan died in a car crash two weeks before his 30th birthday. Rex's 1971 album Electric Warrior, with all songs written by Bolan, has been described by AllMusic as "the album that essentially kick-started the UK glam rock craze." Producer Tony Visconti, who worked with Bolan during his heyday, stated: "What I saw in Marc Bolan had nothing to do with strings, or very high standards of artistry what I saw in him was raw talent. Music critic Ken Barnes called Bolan "the man who started it all". Bolan's March 1971 appearance on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops, wearing glitter on his face, performing the UK chart topper " Hot Love" is cited as the start of the glam rock movement. Rex's first single " Ride a White Swan" which went to number two in the UK singles chart. Bolan had started as an acoustic singer-writer before heading into electric music prior to the recording of T. In the late 1960s, he rose to fame as the founder and leader of the psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex, with whom he released four critically acclaimed albums and had one minor hit "Debora". Bolan was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of T. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Marc Bolan ( / ˈ b oʊ l ə n/ BOH-lən born Mark Feld 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.
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